Michael Steele took to the airwaves today to try and fix his highly tarnished record. That of course didn’t work out too well as Steele tried to pull out the race card, something he said he never does just a few short months ago. As if that isn’t bad, now we have the news that […]
On any other week this might not be that big of a story, but given the expenditures the RNC paid for at a sex club, well today it just adds fuel to the fire: A new entrant in the when-it-rains-it-pours category. The Republican National Committee sent a fundraising mail piece earlier this month with a […]
Well stop the presses! It turns out that the DNC did the unmentionable – they spent money! “The DNC spent at least $2,204,000 for luxury hotels and caterers,” Heye writes at the top of the e-mail. While the data the RNC presents is accurate — including $423,000 spent since Tim Kaine assumed the DNC chairmanship […]
Here’s some interesting dirt on Michael Steele: According to two knowledgeable sources, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele once raised the possibility of using party money to buy a private jet for his travel. “I know that … regular ongoing use of planes was something that was looked at,” says one person with direct knowledge. […]
This isn’t from some Democrat or pundit, but rather from the RNC itself: The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and a promise to “save the country from trending toward socialism.” The strategy was detailed in a confidential party fundraising […]
Yesterday it was Kit Bond, today we have Richard Shelby: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary “blanket hold” on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, according to multiple reports this evening. The hold means no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a 60-member cloture vote […]
I am throwing my support behind saving embattled RNC chairman Michael Steele, and I hope all my progressive blogosphere buddies join in. Steele is going to be one of our greatest assets in November. The longer he can hold on the more damaging it is for the Republicans, so hang in there Mike!
Yesterday Michael Steele took to the airwaves and told fellow Republicans who criticize him to “shut up”. Now the backlash starts coming out from Steele’s comments: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele, under fire this week for a string of controversial statements he has made while promoting his new book, has so angered the […]
Things are getting pretty tense in GOP land: ABC News’ Aaron Katersky and Rick Klein report: RNC Chairman Michael Steele is lashing out his critics, with a series of blunt messages for prominent Republicans who have blasted him over his leadership for the Republican Party. “I tell them to get a life. That’s old Washington, […]
When you have the Washington Times going after Michael Steele things aren’t good for the RNC chair: Michael S. Steele, Republican National Committee chairman, is using his title to market himself for paid appearances nationwide, personally profiting from speeches with fees of up to $20,000 at colleges, trade associations and other groups – an unusual […]